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- Galderma's Cetaphil Celebrates 65 Yearshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120711-galdermas_cetaphil_celebarates_65_years/2459775/Galderma's Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser is celebrating 65 years on the market. Introduced in 1947 as Cetaphil Cleansing Lotion, it was initially developed by a pharmacist for use as a compounding base. By the 1960s, the product was so popular that it was introduced in many drugstores and was no lo…
- Data Support Vismodegib for Metastatic, Locally Advanced BCChttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120613-data_support_vismodegib_for_metastatic_locally-advanced_bcc/2459783/New data demonstrate the anti-tumor activity of vismodegib (Erivedge, Genentech) 150mg daily in metastatic and locally advanced basal cell carcinoma (BCC). (N Engl J Med; 366:2171-2179) The study found that the independently assessed response rate was 30 percent in patients with metastatic BCC (n=3…
- Stiefel, a GSK Company, Acquires Worldwide Rights to Toctino (alitretinoin)https://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120612-stiefel_a_gsk_company_acquires_worldwide_rights_to_toctino_alitretinoin/2459784/Stiefel, a GSK company, has entered into a worldwide agreement to acquire Toctino (alitretinoin) from Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd. A once-daily oral retinoid, Toctino is in Phase 3 trials in the US, where it has not yet received FDA approval. Globally, it is the only prescription medicine specificall…
- Psoriasis Genetic Map Explored by International Psoriasis Councilhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120607-psoriasis_genetic_map_explored_by_international_psoriasis_council/2459788/The International Psoriasis Council (IPC) is leading the effort to establish collaboration among leading geneticists and dermatologists to advance the understanding of the genetic basis of psoriasis. Their report in the British Journal of Dermatology's June edition outlines the remarkable progress…
- Suneva to Acquire Worldwide Rights to Refissa(R)https://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120604-suneva_to_acquire_worldwide_rights_to_refissar/2459789/Suneva Medical , a privately-held aesthetics company, will acquire worldwide rights to Refissa® and its marketed generic equivalent from Spear Pharmaceuticals. The portfolio contains the only tretinoin creams with a .05% strength, emollient base and broad indication for fine facial lines, hyperpig…
- New Isotretinoin Formulation Approvedhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120529-new_isotretinoin_formulation_approved/2459794/A novel isotretinoin formulation for the treatment of severe recalcitrant nodular acne will soon be available from Ranbaxy. FDA approved Absorica (cis-isotretinoin), which is expected to launch in the fourth quarter of this year. Absorica was developed by Cipher and Galephar Pharmaceutical Research…
- Dermatologists Can Spot Early Psoriatic Arthritishttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120521-dermatologists_can_spot_early_psoriatic_arthritis/2459795/Clinical dermatologists could help diagnose early psoriatic arthritis (EPsA) through the use of patient questioning and subsequent imaging studies in collaboration with rheumatologists and radiologists, data suggest. (JEADV 26(5):627-633. ) In a European study, dermatologists were able to diagnose …
- Merz CEO Focused on Advancing the Companyhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120515-merz_ceo_focused_on_advancing_the_company/2459801/William “Bill” Humphries, newly appointed CEO of Merz, Inc., has been setting the record straight. For example, addressing a recent injunction that bars the marketing of Xeomin for aesthetic indications, he insists, “the impact of the injunction isn't dramatic.” As a private company with more than …
- Leading Melanoma Groups Unveil New Campaign Aimed at Menhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120515-leading_melanoma_groups_unveil_new_campaign_aimed_at_men/2459800/To educate men about the importance of regular skin cancer screenings, the Melanoma International Foundation, Melanoma Research Alliance, Melanoma Research Foundation, and The Skin Cancer Foundation have teamed up with former professional football coach Bill Cowher to help launch Me…
- FDA Extends Deadline for Sunscreen Label Compliancehttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120514-fda_extends_deadline_for_sunscreen_compliance/2459802/Sunscreen manufacturers have won a small victory from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which has extended the deadline for compliance with new labeling back to December 2013 for some companies. The industry pushed back on the agency, which ordered changes to sunscreens last summer with an or…